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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1944)
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON PACE SEVEN MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE 5 syfe&fcfc i i I. .. A II V j .tVI " III ociiy " k Wllh trie.,' trQvv. ti 5 I .Timber W I h. - , a ,., . .10 n AsK. hluuA kRMT 'J,vn k-vl., W. Hon- fv' will ci'implcto it tho ""'1 cr.,!W nln simix C ty. lu., .'UfiSdy overseas to hi uai I A r SSiim, ,1 1 n k 1 1 'i I ' Led the prior 0 1 1 sll( AAF IN ITALY Slnff , ill. wllllom J. Newman. '"'". ii " 1 mm. W nm of Crescent City. 'Cnilf.. formerly of K I a m 11 1 h Kails, left waist , gunner In an AAF BI7 Fly 1 11 it Fortress, flew hid 80th 'successful com n I ' lnt bomblni ltyrV. mission over 'Jfjvte? Uudnnwt, Hun- On thlK mill iilon large 1 for nations of the l( riylnB Forlret.te of tho Holy iJ ljth Air Korea blasted lm Irani German-controlled rail Idnrgj sorely needed to sup It the fading Wchrmacht In snuu' fuk wat ncavy ana nil concentrated over ttio tnr ii. Sergeant Newman reported, i hb crew feared they would Lvi to ball out of their ship pr wo icu wing received a trect bit from on anti-aircraft (U. The hcll ripped 11 lorge hole the Winn causing It to vibrate ;Anlly , and threatening to lkle in flight' Duo to tho out- ludlni skill of tho pilot and fcdlent teamwork of the crew. frtever, the piano landed anfely me noma uosc, Serjeant Newman recalled as u toughest mission U10 bomb- ' 01 German operated rail Md yirdt at Trcvlso. northern ulr. on April 7, 1D44. The Jer- a urew up a "wall" of flak, will quick succession the num. f n one and two engines failed Uttr DOlnif hit hu nvnlnrllnu Nil ill addition 11 cvllnH er nr l ol the two remaining Rood ma auo was lilt and failed. Thl forCA nf thru Avntnclnna My turned tho big ahlp over aiuu anu 11 aorupny piling- t thOlUnrifl f.u.l Tim ni.,l "i co-pllot brOiiKht tho -piano into control, and the crow iilMencd hln" hv thrnwlnu nothing movable overboard. BCOUISC nf mmnlni-itrl nnrl eedina on tniiia un u..Mu. 7u noi do SHlvocd iov enr j In CXnlminn TU 1 . ...... My landed at a nearby allied 77 w" a nm Bomb load id on v 3n nniu... .. u " lac tanks. Screonnt . .,... . 1.. led from ni ..Y.5f Recent City, Calif., i 1940. Jrii ! lcl,lcr mun high H i f.pW d In fool . right field for the baseball Jle trnrlf 0 alfmlioon ti. ii. "i"""' "eiore enior- Imu ".rmcd forces 1,0 w tS.lw'ntcr employed by tho Tiiiudla Conntrurtlon company of Kluinutli Kalla, Ore. Nnwmun vnlltted In. llio AAF on July IS. 1040. After work Inil un an airplane mcchunlc for tliroo yonra, he w aent to tm AAF airplane mechanic techni cal bcIkioI at Amiirlllo, Tcxua, UroduiitlnK in June, IU43. lie won hla nunnery wing upon Hmuuiiumi iroin flexible nun nery achool at Kingman, Ariz., Ill Augunt, 10411. 'Tho California flying aergeiint haa been overneaa five montha ond ia a member of the ISth air force commanded by Major General Nathan F. Twining. Harold E. Frederlcknon, ahlpi cook 1c with the Seubeea, haa acnt 11 cltiillon to liln wife whlcli 111a . 11 n 1 1 re ceived recently. Ho la with the 40th Sea bee battalion, H I a wife Uvea ot 202B Keclamu tlon and la (ho fnrnii.r n w i n t. 01 1 11 e T-Bonc f ' ;; earn Mere. ' . ' Kollnwintf in . , ' the Prealdcntlnl c cllotlon: "The 4 0th-- c 0 n a t r uction ft m battalion, United Stntcj navv. la cited for outatiindlng perform ance of duty In action against inu enemy on Los N euros Is land, Adiulraltv group, on March !!, 1044. This unit landed during a critical situation when the holding on the harbor und airstrip ugalnst overwhelming enemy forces was precarious. "Notwithstanding the fact that the area was still under enemy fire, the battalion Immediately on landing assumed Ita assigned work In clearing and repairing tho airstrip. During the prog ress of their work, It became commonplace .for the operators to be fired upon by snipers, and for tho operators to return the fire whllo continuing their work." '".''',.! Pvt. Wilbur, Ferguson, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Ferguson of Chlloquln la now with the ombulanco corps. in France, ac cording to word received by his sister - In-law, Mra. Helen Fer guson, Klamath Falls. "For the first fStlmo I'm al lowed to tell that I'm In a France. You've probably f I g - urcd that. The last few days have been pret ty busy ones. We've been up most of tho- night for three nights. Today was quiet, so I'm all caught up on my sleep now. "Some of the time here we've been right up In the front lines. A few days ago we watched some tanka and soldiers round up some. Germans about 100 yards from tho ambulance. "About ' 80 . per cent of the wounded hero that we take care of are Germans. That means that they are taking most ot the beating. "We have very few air at tacks hero from tho Germans. Most of those come at night. I've seen several German pianos shot down by anti-aircraft fire Jf III HI 1 -r- LU ' JhHOMHC4H tha REOPENING of tha St. Francis Beauty Shop 4S2t South Sixth , . -;. br " Verla Coddlngton Formar Owmr 'Opening Data TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 but I haven't hud a chonco yet to see a dogfight. "Coming over on tha boat from Kngliind was quint except for one night when there were three bombs dropped almost on tho bout. Two of the bombs landed on one aide and the cither one on the other side. Sure tossed tho bout around, but didn't hurt anything. "It didn't seoro me at all and I was somewhat surprised at that, because it was my first close bombing attack. I didn't even get out of my bunk Just turned over ond went back to sleep. "Tho first time, and only time ao far, I wua seared was. when the first Gcrmun planes I saw dived right at us, Boy, that's some feeling to look at the noso of an enemy plane. "We've all learned to dig in now. ' After one close air at tack overyono knows enough to dig In. "As long as the Germans can sco tho Rud Cross, they respect it, so you . don't have, to worry about me. Just a few days ago, a couple of our ambulunccs got lost and drove right through tho lines Into German territory. They didn't realize it until they got tangled up In a German convoy. T h c n they turned around and beat It back. The Germans didn't stop them, in fuel they even hud to move a vchiclo for them to gel through "So far I haven't pulled any thing like that, although I've been lost several times. These strange rouds are hard to fol low without lights of any kind, We havo to turn them all out. These fellows that ran into the German lines did it in the day time. -.- 1 , "The French people arc sure giad to see us, loo. They wave to you, shake your hand, and even kiss you. Wo were among the first troops through somo of theso towns and the . people woum grao your hand as you rodo through and ever, get in the' way of the vehicles In their enthusiasm, Some of these peo ple even cried to sec us. Mokes a person foel real good Inside to be able to free these people. They line the roads when you drive through and give you flowers, apples, pears, cider, or anything they have. This country here la even more like the Willumetto valley lhan England. Also we've had all nice weather since we've been . here. 'Quito a few of tho French speak somo English, so I've had a chance to speak to several of them. "One man last night that I was talking to had been a pris oner of the Germans for three years. He was taken prisoner ot Dunkirk. He, as are tho rest of the French, was very bitter ognlnst the Germans. He was always talking of killing them. . "A couple of days ago one ot our ambulances brought In two nuns that the German SS troops had shot because they were helping the U. S. wounded. .Al so we had a German casualty that said he was shot by his own officer when he tried to surrender. I don't think that the Gorman soldiers want .to fight any longer." ', PFC Hlchard O. Hoyt soon will complete his training at i h a pnmh'nt crew training school, Sioux City, la., and be ready to go overseas to do his part in de feating the ene my. Hoyt, gunner In a heavy bomber crew, is the son of Mrs. D e 1 p h I a L . i Hoyt, 2965 . BIs v bee street, Klamath Falls, Ore. i He entered the service Febru ary i4, 1944. Prior to his entry Into the service he was a shlpfitter at Kaiser Vancouver shipyards. WITH THE 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE SOUTH PA CIFIC Leo M. Cose, of 410 S. Blh, machine gun squad leader with the 25th Infantry Division in the South Pacific and son of Mrs. Ethel M. Case, Merrill, has been promoted from corporal to sergeant. - A graduate of Salem high school, Sgt. Case was in the auto parts department of the Dick B. Miller company at the time of his induction .In March, 1942. Overseas for more than two years, he is a veteran of Guadul ciinal and New Georgia cam paigns in which the 2illi In antry division was instrumental in smashing Japanese resistance. Two Klamath Falls marines have been graduated from the Infantry school ut Camp Pcndlc lon, OccanHide, Calif., and are now scheduled to join combal units. They arc: Private Paul J. Saucr, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Saucr, 4413 Frieda avenue, and former Klam ath Union high school football player, and Private Ray- K. Cooper, 18. son of Mrs. Eva Hooper, 3535 Alva avenue. . Latest word received from the adjutant general is that Flight Officer Earl W. Green, recently reported safe after be ing missing for some time, is "hospitalized in the European area." The telegram,' received Wed nesday by his father, Marlon M. Green of 137 Mill, stated that FO Green was making nor mal Improvement. An earlier letter to his father slated that he had been burned in the leg but he could hobble around the hospital. His address is FO Earl W. Green, T-123198. APO 209, U. S. A. Hospital Plant, care Post master, New York, N. Y. ' Mrs. C. E. Robinson of 1433 Derby recently received a pack age from Italy from her son. Mclvin J, Robinson, on her oirtnuay. , . He sent her an Italian lunch cloth set, a cameo pin and a large number of postcards showing scenes in Italy that he had seen. He Is a graduate of KUHS with the class of 1943. SAN ANTONIO AVIATION CADET CENTER, Tex The present class of potential pilots, bombardiers and navigators re ceiving preflight training in cludes 26 men from Oregon, two of them from Klamath Falls. They are William Steele Bur ness, Lakeshore Drive, and Hal ford Rex Young, 1513 Avalon. . BLY Jody Owens has on dis play at Protsman's store a sad dle formerly owned by a German officer. This saddle was sent by special permit to Owens by Sgt. George W. Fullerton of the 81st medical air borne division, who was in the Normandy invasion. Sgt. Fullerton is again at. his home base in England. He has many friends here as he worked . several years at Protsman's and I spent much of his time at the ' Owens ranch. " BLY George Eastwood, radio gunner with the navy at Jackson ville, Florida, spent two days last week visiting at the homo of his aunt, Mrs. Jody Owens. He will report for duty at San Diego, Calif. England's huge 16-inch naval guns cost $225,000 each. Rummage Sale Friday Afternoon and Saturday 54 Main St. V -r 3 lit Qett Smart style ond walking ease combine to moke this America s number one perfect fitting shoe. Now it comes you with the new "railroad crossing bow." I $h750 BUSTER BROWN SHOE STORE 633 Main . The boys n the yards and on the loading Piatiorms are talking about these bright, orange-painted freight cars with the famous Boat trademark., . . They have seen the first of Great Northern's "w plywood, steel and lumber freight cars equipment which is lighter, faster, but with out sacrifice of sturdiness and safety. 1 nnn erarly winter Great Northern will have iUuo of these modern freight cars in operation, augmenting its dependable service between the wat Lakes and the Pacific Northwest. .' H. I. WAYNE, General Agent G. N. Station Kliiiiinth Falls, Oregon !l ti. ,'M(,N 8 ' ' 'tjAiMt-Jil 1 4 H I m x fed j ? t Uy ,.-,..,.i.-:nrl From Great Northern's shops In' ' St. Cloud, Minn., rolls the first ot , the new plywood, steel and lum ber freight cars. Outsido and inside aheathings, including ceil ings, are -lnch Douglas fir ply wood.' Steel ends, .metal roofsj high-speed trucks and wrought ateel wheels are special equipment . 3i MM b 0 US H OO T CHO Si ETOM Yes, each year at about this same time Dick Reeder clears the racks of all broken sizes in suits-and as usual, they are cut to almost half price to insure prompt salei " $40 Values Now $45-$50 Values Now VEvery suit 100 virgin wool V Every suit from our regular stock VEvery suit a well-known make yf Every suit sold with the same courtesy and V guarantee as if you were paying regular price VEvery suit altered free REGULARS - SHORTS - LONGS All styles, models colors . . . and every suit pf a year 'round fabric and color. These are NOT summer suits! n STORE FOR MEN Cor. 5th and Main
